HALE MA & SAA MA RCR Requirements

Michigan State University requires that all graduate students be trained in the responsible conduct of research as part of their educational experience.

During the course of their program, all MA students are required to complete three hours of training to include the following topics: human research protection program, conflict of interest, authorship issues, data issues, and additional discussion of issues related to Responsible Conduct of Education Research. These topics are covered through the required courses in the HALE curriculum.

Each student is expected to enter the relevant information regarding the completion of this training into the Research Training Tracking System (RTTS). Research Training Tracking System (RTTS)

General Instructions: 1. Go to the following URL: Enter your MSUNET ID and password

3. Confirm your account OR click on "Create/Edit Trainee Account" 4. Enter the MSUNetID of your academic adviser (or faculty supervisor if you are completing RCR training as a research assistant) 5. From the "Training Description" dropdown menu select the appropriate choice. If you select "Other," indicate the training topics in the "Notes" field (Please see examples on next slide) 6. Enter the number of hours 7. Enter the training date (If there is more than one date, then just select a date in the range) 8. To add additional training, log in to your account; click "Create/Edit Trainee Account" and add the appropriate information 9. Click Save

Some examples…